GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
OUTSTANDING ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 108470 49-90 Cal 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. This rifle was produced about 1896 when carrying and using a rifle was a standard daily practice throughout the American west. Those firearms were exposed to harsh elements continuously, often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today in high orig condition, especially standard grade arms which were usually simply working tools for the common man. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge & muzzle end wear and 3-4 small spots of surface rust. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the sides, lightly faded over the top and thin on the bottom at the carry point. Second coat lacquer lines are still visible on the belly of receiver. Hammer retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors and the lever brilliant case colors on the sides, faded on the outer faces. Forend cap retains virtually all of its fading case colors and the buttplate silvered case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & dings, a series of small scratches on the forearm and overall retains about 98% orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore shows little or no evidence of ever having been fired. 51173-4 JRL (9,000-14,000)